PFT: Aaron Rodgers Trade Before June Would Open $6M in Cap Space for Packers | Bleacher Report

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After Aaron Rodgers questioned his own future with the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk noted that trading away the star quarterback is financially viable for the team. 

The Packers would take on $31.556 million of dead cap in a theoretical trade this offseason, although Rodgers currently has a $37.572 million cap hit for 2021 if he remains on the roster. It means dealing him would clear $6.016 million.

Green Bay could also spread the dead cap across two seasons if…